PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Two toddlers drowned in a neighbor’s swimming pool after they were reported missing by their grandmother, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said a 2-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy were found floating in a nearby pool in the 600 block of Northeast Second Street in Belle Glade.
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Detectives said the boys were being watched by their grandmother.
They were playing in the back screened-in patio when their grandmother noticed they were no longer there and she began to search for them, deputies said.
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After searching for about 30 minutes, the grandmother told deputies that the boys were missing.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office aviation located the children in a neighbor’s pool, investigators said.
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The children were removed from the pool and deputies performed CPR on them.
The children were taken to a hospital, where they were both pronounced dead.
Deputies said the investigation is in the preliminary stages. More information will be released once it becomes available.
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